Life As A Musician In Lockdown
Tom is a full-time musician based in the US and has been working with Artist Management Services for the best part of two years. He is primarily a pianist, but also enjoys the chance of putting his skills on the oboe to good use. Like the majority of us, Tom is currently trying make the best of life under lockdown. We caught up with him and asked him what it’s like for a working musician stuck in quarantine. Hi, I’m Tom. I was born in Devon but moved out to the US six years ago to be with my (now) wife and to try and pursue my dream of working as a session musician. Long story short, it took less than a month since the move to land my first bit of work – playing piano on a recording for a children’s choir. It wasn’t exactly the rock and roll beginning I was expecting from a life in music, but I was grateful for the opportunity (and the cash, of course), and it actually led to some other exciting projects that I’m still involved with today. As well as session work, I also play regu...